Hello and welcome to my blog! I am Crystal and I am a manager by day, crafter by night. Make yourself at home, find a project and I hope in turn you learn something new and have some fun along the way!

This was inspired by another Pinterest viewer, of which I've tried desperately to track down, I'm in the works though!-- The search comes to an end!! Thank you, CANDICE for such a beautiful and fun craft!! I have loved seeing all of the flowers that others have come up with :)

This is quite an easy project and it cost me a total of $13! I went to Michael's and bought the following:

1) Paint your canvas. Put the paint in a disposable container and paint it on, it will be see through at this time. Before you add a second coat, you must let it dry completely or it'll come off when you brush over it.

2) While your first coat is drying, cut a 2 inch wide strip off the bottom of each of your scrap book papers. Don't measure these cuts, just eyeball them.

3) Then cut that strip into 2-3 inch rectangles.

4) Starting at one corner of the square make a curved cut to the opposite corner.

5) And back again.

6) Ta-da you have a leaf now! Repeat this process and make them smaller and larger... I found that I made too many large ones (over 3 inches) and had to scale them down later.

7) Once you have a good sized pile of them, add your second coat of paint to your canvas. Remember to paint the edges too!

8) Let your canvas dry completely (I watched a movie). And begin to lay the leaves out starting with your center circle. (You can follow my picture below to get you started).

9) As you lay them out you might have to trim some leaves smaller or cut other larger ones. If you look closely I started with smaller leaves and as I worked my way out I used larger ones.

10) Now comes the fun part (sarcastism). Carefully pick up the center circle and stick some hot glue on it and put it back. Work your way out doing the same things on the leaves. When it gets to the edge wrap it over.

That's it!

IMPORTANT: Use Mod Podge wisely, I did not use Mod Podge because I liked the matte finish. One reader used it and said it ruined it because of the canvas. However, another reader used it and said it came out just fine. I would test the Modge Podge, (maybe on a side corner) before painting over the whole thing.

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Reader Comments (198)

Janessa, I too had a tough time finding a good adhesive. I finally settled on Mod Podge to adhere the paper to the canvas. I used the matte version and lightly applied it to the back of each leaf. I then pressed it on and moved on to the next one. It would curl a little and then I would just press it back down. I had to do that several times unt the Mod Podge tacked up and layed down flat. I then let that sit overnight and using the same mod Podge matte, I applied two coats the next day drying between coats. I've made six so far using that method and think they hold up well. I didn't even bother with the sealer spray, IMO the 2 coats of mod Podge worked just fine. If you want to see mine, I'm on Pinterest. Search for Kristi Nellor and they're on my board, "Which craft? My craft!". Good luck!

Thanks for the quick reply! However, the Mod Podge seems to make one of the papers I used bleed. It's not card stock like the other ones, it's a thinner paper so I think it's not as color fast as the others. So Modge Podge is a no go. I checked out your canvases though and they are great! Thanks for sharing. Any other ideas friends?

I made this the other day, and it turned out so amazing. I didn't use Mod Podge ( I was too afraid) but I like how it looks without it as well. Thanks so much for the idea!!! I posted it on my Facebook and got so many compliments and feedback.

I had a bunch of old CDs in my room I needed to get rid of. I saw this on Pinterest and decided to do a modified version. I used the CD covers/booklets and simply glue-stuck them on to a piece of metallic posterboard. Then I wrote in a cute little quote and put it in a $10 16 x 20 frame from Michael's.

Quote: "music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life"

Voila! Copy and paste to see the end product: http://i41.tinypic.com/1zyv41y.jpg

I think if you want to Modge Podge your art on the canvas, you have to paint the canvas with some Gesso or some kind of canvas treatment before you add the leaves, then you can Modge Podge all you want.

I have just completed 6 different pieces of this wall art. I used my cricut to cut the leaf shapes. I created a large square one for myself. I then created 5 smaller ones for friends and famliy. I tried to 'match' the color schemes to the art work. I LOVE the one I made for myself! I have also created a few smaller pieces using Mickey Mouse paper for my nephews room. Thanks for the inspiration.